Flames Sweep Through Submerged City District in Marched Fire
In Daston Ohio March 27 the business district of a strike crippled factory city is engulfed by a massive blaze. Property losses top one hundred million dollars as hundreds of refugees cling to upper floors while railroad disruption and flood depths slow lifesaving efforts. A state guardsman killed a looter on Fifth street at 1 15 AM as flames rage east to west threatening marooned residents.
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Becket
State
Fifth Street
Lima
Piqua
Troy
CC. Moore
Cimneinneti, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Moore
Morning Journal
Washington
United States
Ohio
Indiana
War Department
Garrison
Martin
Senate
Fitzgerald
House
Congress
American Red Cross
P. ©. Fauntieroy
Columbus
Department of the East
Mabel Boardman
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Delaware
Public Service
Burleson
Cox
Wilson
Secretary of War
Muskingum Valley
Miami
Sciote
Adrianople Falls After Stubborn Defense in War
London reports Adrianople surrenders after a five month siege. Shukri Pasha reportedly ordered burning of the city as Bulgarian forces led by General Savoff enter the town. Casualties are heavy with many wounded hospitals prepared. fear of indiscriminate slaughter follows the fall.
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Hy Morning Journal
London
Adrianople
Tehatalja
Tchatalja
Shukri Pasha
Savoff
Savoefft
Ivanoff
Ferdinand
Maslak
Belgrade
Mustapha Pasha
Europe
Sofia
Adrian-op Be
Constantinople
Tchatallan
President Wilson Mobilizes Federal Aid for Flood Victims
Government actions move federal machinery to deliver relief as Indiana towns strike by floods. Reports from stricken zones describe worsening conditions and renewed efforts to reach affected residents.
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Wilson
Flood Extends Across State After Extreme Regionia
Reports confirm extreme flood conditions sweeping across a broad region. Officials warn of heavy loss of life as waters rise over multiple counties and towns. Rescue teams mobilize, while shelters open and relief aid begins to reach affected residents.
Special Train to Dayton Carries 540 Coffins
The Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railroad announces a special train leaving Cincinnati at 3 AM for Dayton carrying 540 coffins. The order came from Dayton officials and was quickly processed by a local company.
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Cincinnati, O
Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern Railroad Company
Dayton
Fire Devastates Dayton Flood District Hit Hard
A fierce blaze swept the submerged Dayton business district late tonight destroying the Beckel house and forcing flood refugees from the area. Observers atop the National Cash Register building reported limited view due to flood waters and distance. Fire spread from the Patterson Tool and Supply store on Third Street toward the west, aided by gas and chemical explosions in two wholesale drug shops.
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Dayton
O. Mareett
Beckel
National Cash Register Company
Keckel
Patterson Tool & Supply Company
Third Street
Jefferson Avenue
Fifth
Eagle Streets
Second and
Thire
Jefferson and St. Clair Streets
Fourth National Bank
Lattiman Drage Company
Vans Wholesale Drug Company
Piaces of Refuge
National Cash Hegister Company
Cineinnaith
Algonquin Hotel
Third and Ludlow Streets
Flood Carnage and City in Martially Guarded Dayton
Overnight floods devastate Piqua and Troy with hundreds dead and many trapped. Dayton faces fires and looting fears as militiamen patrol ruined districts while rescue boats reach submerged buildings and refugees endure hunger and cold. Over 3,000 housed in shelters. thousands remain imprisoned by flood and fire.
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Morning Journal
Dayton
Emergency Committee
Ohio
Burneel
Uue
Tomerro
Miami
Byehon
Blizzard Strikes Texas and Uxlahome Country Amid Early Spring Snow
An unusually heavy snow storm buries northwest Texas and moves east threatening spring fields and gardens. Officials report minimal damage expected as temperatures hover near the tree line. the system also affects sections of the two southwestern states with disrupted traffic.
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Gy Morning Journal
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Blizzard Paralyzes Oklahoma City Transit and Rail Services
A blizzard-like storm has raged in Oklahoma since midnight with snow depths around three inches and ongoing snowfall. Streetcar service is partly blocked and train service is hindered as the storm continues.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
Omaha Tornado Toll Leads to Open Charity Struggle
Omaha reports add to 52 funerals as relief efforts strain under mass disaster. Many suffer without aid amid pride delaying requests. families scattered, deaths rise, and relief centers at the Auditorium operate amid growing demand for food clothing and funds. Washington orders tents, rations, and medical supplies for Indiana and Ohio flood victims.
Allegheny Valley Flood Drowns Twenty in Sharon and Swamps City
City and the Allegheny valley face historic floods with the Shenango river overflow causing twenty deaths in Sharon, Pennsylvania. The Shenango flood, near two million dollars in property damage, halts business as the Shenango river breaches its banks tonight.
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OF City
City
Anmerheny Valley
Sharon
Pittshire
Shenango River
Techatalia Falls to Bulgarians After Fierce Fight
London telegram reports Techatalia captured by Bulgarian forces after two days of heavy fighting. The Bulgarians claim control of the town with military gains confirmed by the Bulgarian delegation in London.
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Ndrianople
Teletatia Alsa
Patten
London
Techatalia
Wabash Passenger Train Wreck Near Normandy
St. Louis March 2 A Wabash passenger train No 1 carrying Omaha and Kansas City sleepers wrecked near Normandy out of St Louis. The fireman W Butts of Moberly Mo was killed and the engineer believed fatally hurt along with several coaches overturned. Fifteen passengers were injured with unspecified severity. The wreck occurred after a tree rooting loosening by water fell onto the tracks.
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St. Louis
Omaha
Kansas City
Normandy
W. Butts
Moberly
Flood Devastation Widespread Across Ohio Indiana
Three thousand people died in the Ohio river valley floods with 566,000 homeless and losses cited at over 100 million dollars. Reports from Dayton Fremont Tiffin Sidney and Indianapolis list dead and missing as railroads and communications collapsed, fire worsened damage, and lines of travel were disrupted across Indiana and Ohio.
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Morning Journal
Chicago
Ohio River Valley
Indiana
Ohio
Deyton
Dayton
Pere
Sidney Po
Fremont
Indiana Peru
Lafayette
Wicks
Noblesville
Cay
Tiffin
Indianapolis
Michigan Central
Lake Shore
New York
Toledo
Cleveland
Lewis elected to Senate from Illinois
Springfield March 26 Colonel James Hamilton Lewis Democrat won a constitutional majority in both houses for the long term US Senate seat. The tally: Lewis 164 Sherman 9 Punk 22 Berlyn 1860c 4 1L. Y. Sherman Republican was chosen for the short term with 105 votes.
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Springfield
James Hamilton Lewis
United States
Lewis
Sherman
Punk
Berlyn
Toll From Indiana Floods Grows As Rescue Efforts Continue
Relief workers battle wide swath of flood districts across Indiana after waters from Wabash White Water and nearby tributaries surge. Death toll rises with reports from Peru Fort Wayne Lafayette Indianapolis and many towns. rescuers operate from Blane Avenue to Connersville as cadets aid in evacuations.
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Morning Journal
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Peru
South Bend
Evra
Fort Wayne
Newcastle
Lafayette
Rushville
Muncie
Connersville
Ralston
Brookville
Franklin County
White Water
Metmore
Cedar Grove
Trenton
Wabash
Court House
Logansport
Terre Haute
White River
Pennsylvania
Culver Military Academy
Blaine Avenue
Morris Street
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Turkey
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Neb
Idlewood Pool Hall
Rose Hittes Fitzgerald
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A. H. Bigelow
Cass Street
Figcelsow
Patrick Hines
Mary Rathkey
Forts-sixth
Leavenworth
Nany Newman
Dewey
Patrick
North Twelfth Street
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Clark Street
Allegheny Valley
Wabash Railroad
Illinois
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